Worldover, AI operating system for substance-based businesses

    A module inside Worldover's substance-aware operating system

    Chemical inventory software,with the chemistry built in.

    A chemical inventory isn't a list of boxes. Every drum, IBC and pallet carries a substance, a batch, a hazard class, an expiry, a CoA and a regulatory status. Worldover's inventory module tracks all of it in real time on the same substance-aware record as production, compliance and customer documentation, so stock decisions, customer shipments and regulatory holds are made against the same data.

    Last reviewed by the Worldover regulatory team.

    Quick answer

    Chemical inventory software tracks stock at substance, batch and lot level, with hazard classification, expiry, CoA and SDS linked to every record. The best fit is integrated with formulation, SDS authoring and REACH compliance, so a regulatory hold or recall propagates immediately to available-to-promise. Worldover takes this approach as part of a full chemical ERP, Phase 1 live in 12 to 16 weeks.

    • Substance, batch and lot as first-class records
    • GHS hazard class on every stock record
    • CoA and SDS versioned per batch
    • Expiry, retest and regulatory holds automated
    • One-click recall propagates to available-to-promise
    • Customer portal for CoAs and SDSs

    How Worldover compares to generic inventory tools

    Spreadsheets and generic WMS systems treat a chemical as a SKU. The result is unmanaged hazard risk, slow recalls and customers receiving the wrong batch.

    CapabilityWorldoverSpreadsheet or generic WMS
    Substance + batch + lot trackingNative, full genealogySKU-level only
    Hazard class on every recordYes, from GHS classificationNo
    CoA and SDS linked per batchYes, versionedManual lookup
    Expiry and retest controlAutomatic alerts and holdsManual diary
    Regulatory hold and recallOne click, propagates to ATP and shipmentsDays of manual work
    Customer portal access to CoAsNativeEmail attachment

    Source: Worldover internal analysis of typical chemical inventory deployments. Verify against your environment with the Worldover team.

    Chemical inventory management software · Worldover

    Stock that knows what it's

    Every drum, IBC and pallet in a Worldover warehouse is tied to a substance, a batch and a manufacturing event. That means every stock record carries the GHS hazard class, the SDS version, the CoA, the expiry and the retest date automatically. There's no parallel spreadsheet of which lot is on hold and no risk of shipping a withdrawn batch.

    Recalls and regulatory holds in one click

    When a substance is restricted, an SVHC is added, a supplier issues a non-conformance or QA flags an out-of-spec batch, you place the hold once. Worldover propagates the hold to available-to-promise, pending shipments, open orders and customer portals, with a full audit trail. No more spreadsheet tag and chase.

    Expiry, retest and shelf life under control

    Worldover tracks shelf life per substance and per batch, raises retest workflows ahead of expiry and prevents allocation of expired stock by default. Retest results re-extend the date and the audit trail records every decision.

    One operating system, not three

    Worldover chemical inventory is part of the full chemical operating system: formulation, manufacturing, SDS authoring, REACH compliance, sales, finance. Stock decisions are made against the same record that regulatory and finance use. No reconciliations.

    US inventory obligations, not just EU ones

    RegimeWhat your inventory record has to carry
    OSHA HazCom (29 CFR 1910.1200)A current SDS available for every hazardous chemical in the workplace, plus a maintained chemical inventory list and workplace labelling.
    EPA TSCAInventory status per substance, CDR reporting thresholds by volume, and significant new use restrictions applied before purchase, not after.
    EPCRA Tier IIAnnual reporting of hazardous chemicals held above threshold quantities, by location, in the state's format.
    DOT / IATA / IMDGTransport classification, UN number, packing group and quantity limits attached to the stock record, not to the shipping desk's memory.
    NFPA and fire codeMaximum allowable quantities per control area, and incompatible material segregation enforced at put-away.

    Segregation, thresholds and the questions stock systems can't answer

    • Are we over threshold? Tier II and control-area quantity limits are live calculations against current stock, not an annual spreadsheet exercise.
    • Can these be stored together? Incompatibility rules sit on the substance, so put-away blocks a bad location rather than relying on the operator.
    • What is our real exposure to this supplier? Stock, open POs, in-transit and committed orders in one number.
    • Which customers received this batch? Trace forward from lot to shipment in one query, which is also the recall answer.
    • What is sitting still? Slow-moving hazardous stock costs storage, insurance and eventually disposal, so it should surface before it expires.

    Meet Willow

    The AI connective tissue that flows through the entire operating system.

    Meet Willow
    50+
    Enterprise customers across cosmetics, chemicals and supplements
    4 to 7
    Point systems typically retired, most within 6 months of go-live
    12 to 16 weeks
    To a live Phase 1, not a multi-year programme
    1 record
    Per substance, everywhere it appears

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